Readers' Best: Best treats for Halloween

As Halloween approaches, Penn staff and faculty are starting to fill the candy bowls on their desks with more than just the typical peppermints. We asked around to find out what staffers consider the best treats to give this Halloween.

Chocolate won hands down, with seven votes for goodies ranging from Kit Kats to Tootsie Rolls. But not everyone has chocolate on their minds. Here are some other choices:

MARGARET PORIGOW Director of Operations and Technology, Undergraduate Admissions"It has to be candy. Candy's what you give out on Halloween. It's tradition. If I were good, I'd say fruit."

CHRISSY WALSH Administrative Assistant, Jewish Studies "Last year my husband and I decided to give out something meaningful so we typed out pieces of paper saying tune in to listen to 'Adventures in Odyssey'—this great children's radio program—and stapled them to the Milky Way bars. We'll probably do something like that again this year."

SYLVIA MULLINS Administrative Assistant, College Office "Spiders...real spiders. I like to scare people at Halloween."

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